United Airlines Launches Nonstop Service from Washington to Madrid

United Airlines today launches the Washington area’s only nonstop flights between the airline’s hub at Dulles International Airport and Madrid, with daily summer-season service through Sept. 4, 2014.

“We are excited to add new seasonal nonstop service from Dulles to Spain’s capital,” said Evan Koppel, United’s regional director of sales. “This new route will improve access for travelers between the U.S. and Spain, while offering Spanish travelers greater options for travel throughout the Americas.”

Flight 163 will depart Washington Dulles International Airport at 5:45 p.m., arriving at Madrid–Barajas Airport at 7:40 a.m. the following day (all times local). On the return, Flight 164 departs Madrid at 11:35 a.m., arriving in Washington at 2:30 p.m. the same day. Flight times are seven hours, 55 minutes eastbound and eight hours, 55 minutes westbound.

United will operate the service with Boeing 757-200 aircraft with a total of 169 seats – 16 flat-bed seats in United BusinessFirst and 153 seats in United Economy, including 45 Economy Plus extra-legroom seats.

United Airlines has been serving Spain for more than 20 years. In addition to the Washington–Madrid service, the airline operates New York/Newark-Madrid and New York/Newark-Barcelona service.

United offers nearly 270 daily departures from Washington Dulles to more than 100 airports throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. The airport also serves as United’s principal gateway to the Middle East, with the airline offering nonstop service to Kuwait and Dubai, and one-stop service to Bahrain and Doha.

Since 2010, United has also added service from Dulles to several international destinations, including Manchester, England; Dublin; Guatemala City; San Jose, Costa Rica; and Madrid.